Partnerships (including independent/state)

Primary Maths Masterclasses

Project description

Initially, the project involved a partnership with the 15 local primary schools who form the Loughborough Consortium. Each school could send up to four Year 6 pupils to a two hour Maths class on Saturday mornings (classes held monthly at the Grammar School). The project has proved so successful that it has been extended to a wider range of primary schools and each session is delivered twice. About 60-70 pupils attend each class.

The classes are run by members of the Maths Department at Loughborough Grammar School - one teacher runs the class and at least 5 other teachers and up to 10 Sixth formers also attend to assist. The classes are not linked to any syllabus or National Curriculum targets - they are meant to be challenging but fun. In some years, primary teachers (even headteachers!) have attended but this aspect of 'partnership' has not worked as well as we had hoped.

The motivation for the classes is to stretch able pupils and to raise their confidence in, and enjoyment of, mathematics.

Benefits

Pupils have fun and learn to work as part of a group (they sit in tables of 6-8 and we mix boys/girls and pupils from different schools). Sixth Formers learn to listen, to think and to help younger children. Teachers have worked as a team and have enjoyed sharing different teaching styles and experiences.

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